Coat lining



D. LEVINE lJuly 3o, 1940.

COAT LINING Filed June '7, 1938 In/JWM 17a-Ive L @Vine Patented July 30, 1940 'fi i y UNITED STATES PATENT. ortica Dave Levine, New York, N. Y., assigner of onehalf to David Goldstein and Jonah J. Goldto the armholes.

stein, New York, N. Y.

Application June 7, 193s, serial No. 212,379

1 Claim.

This invention relates to linings for coats and has yas its principal object to improve the appearance of the coat,especially as to its hang and shaping to conform to the shoulders and back of the wearer.

Heretofore coats when worn any length oi time after being pressed tend to lose their unrufiled appearance and become easily wrinkled. This fault has been traced to the shape and conformation of the lining which extends from the collar The present-day coat is made with the lining in question so that the inner portion or that portion nearer the middle of the coat carries a seam which renders that portion heavier than the remainder of the lining, also the upper portion extending from the neckband has a curvature which makes this portion easily displaced and rumpled.

It is, therefore, the purpose of this invention to form this portion of the lining entirely diierent and of a new conformation so that the coat will retain its pressed and unruifled appearance even after days of wear.

A still further purpose is to form the lining of a coat so that there is no seam along the inner edge, or the edge of that portion of the lining nearest the middle of the coat, thereby presenting an even structure of lining throughout its entire extent.

A still further purpose is to provide a lining which is cut so that it will lie at and smooth.

A still further purpose is to provide a lining that in its overlapping portion near the neckband of the coat is cut straight so that the said lining will fall in proper shape and allow the coat to fall into the proper lines with a smooth and unruiiled appearance.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which;

Figure 1 is a View of the rear of a coat with the coat folded to show the lining in question.

Figure 2 is a plan of the lining.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

The invention is illustrated as applied to an ordinary coat I having a neckband 2, armholes 3 and a central seam 4. 'Ihe portion of the lining which is the specific part of the invention is that portion which extends from the neckband 2 to the armholes 3 and is joined to the side lining 5 at 6 by stitching.

It has been the custom with all coats previously made to make this portion of the lining of two pieces and to join these pieces by stitching along the inner edge or that edge nearer the middle seam 4 of the coat. The portion of the lining in the old style extended from the neckband in a curvature towards both armholes, there -being two similar pieces. This structure, which has endured for years without any change, produced a condition which allowed the Acoat to become easily wrinkled and ruffled so that the back of the coat did not present the smooth and unrullled appearance which is so necessary to the Wellgroomed man. The lining of the present invention corrects this by conforming to the shoulders and back of the wearer.

That portion of the lining proper that is the basis of this application is best shown in Figure 2 of the drawing and presents apiece of cloth 'I folded along the edge 8, in a straight line. It is attached to the neckband along its upper edge 9 and at the armhole along the edge l0. The upper corner Il to the lower corner I2 along the folded edge 8 is perfectly straight, which construction permits the coat to lie smoother across the shoulders and back of the wearer. The portion 'l is, of course, duplicated for the other side of the coat, the portions being identical and overlapping where they are attached to the neckband.

This construction, While apparently of little change in structure, is of great advantage in the set of the coat, particularly after a little wear when the coat takes the set of the shoulders and back of the wearer and the lining becomes distorted. It is to be particularly noted that the conventional lining depends slightly from the shoulder line and then curves abruptly toward the arm hole. Under these circumstances, the working of the coat across the shoulders in the movements of the arms of the wearer tends to disturb the lower 'or curved edge of the lining, with the result that after a short period of wear, the lining is hunched throughout this area and the coat is more or less wrinkled over `the hunched area. With the improved lining the long straight depending edge carries the lining well below that area disturbed incident to arm movement, `and. the lower portion of the lining is thus held between the body and the coat, cannot work up or bunch during arm movement, and hence is maintained smooth land flat, permitting the coat to resume a smooth flat condition following any arm movement, and thus the usual wrinkled conditionof the coat at this `area is entirely avoided. The lining of this invention maintains its shape and will not wrinkle the coat across the shoulders. Furthermore, in its particular construction, that is the useof a folded piece instead of the seamed construction now in use eliminates one step in the making of the lining of a coat which is very preferable. On the whole, this invention, While a seemingly small improvement, is revolutionary in its eiect inasmuch as there has been no change in coat linings in many years. The herein described lining is extremely benecial, labor saving and useful in the art.

What is claimed to be new is:

A coat lining including portions attached to the neckband and extending to the armhole consisting in fabric members each folded to provide a straight edge to be left free, a straight edge to be attached to said coat lining, a curved edge to follow the curve of the armhole and a second curved edge to follow the curve of the neckband, the curved edge of each member attached to the neckband overlapping suiciently so that the straight edges left free overlap for a portion of their length and divide at a point substantially below the neckband whereby the straight edge left free is attached to the neck-band at one end and crossing the center of the coat is attached to the lining adjacent the armhole to provide a fiat portion of lining across the back of the coat.

DAVE LEVINE. 

